Equal Protection and Substantive Due Process Analysis - one...

Equal Protection or Substantive Due Process Analysis of a StatuteDoes the classification involve a fundamental right or a suspect trait, e.g., race, national origin and in some states citizenship.Apply the strict scrutiny test: The statute must be necessary to promote a compelling governmental interest, and if a less discriminatory alternative is available to reach to same objective, itmust be YesYesIs the classification quasi-suspect, or e.g.

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Unformatted text preview: one based on gender or legitimacy, commercial speech and citizenship in some states? No Does the classification involve economic legislation? No Apply the intermediate scrutiny test: The statute must be substantially related to an important governmental interest. Yes Apply the rational relationship test. The statute must bear a reasonable relationship to a legitimate governmental interest. Yes Does the statute create a classification?...
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